By Selwyn Harris The fate of firefighters employed by Pahrump Valley Fire and Rescue Services remains unknown after Tuesday’s town board meeting. Board members discussed the possibility of layoffs as a way to help ease the town’s budget woes. Town Manager Bill Kohbarger authored an agenda item that sought a vote to authorize layoffs. He[...]

By Kelsey Givens Two people were sent to the hospital after a Chevy Blazer rolled over on State Route 160 Wednesday afternoon when the driver reportedly tried to pass two vehicles in a no passing zone. Pahrump Valley Fire Rescue Services, Nye County Sheriff’s deputies and Nevada Highway Patrol all responded to the scene at[...]

By Vern Hee Something different is cooking at Lakeside Casino and RV Resort, formerly Terrible’s Lakeside, at 5870 Homestead Road. The lake and the surrounding buildings are not the only thing undergoing changes on the property. The prime rib is a bit juicier at the onsite restaurant, and there is a different buffet every day.[...]

By Selwyn Harris The dozens of complaints filed against the town board by local residents and members of the Nye County Central Republican Committee appear to be on the back burner for now. The Nye County District Attorney’s Office is waiting to review the complaints leveled against three members of the town board. District Attorney[...]

By Selwyn Harris Pahrump Town Manager Bill Kohbarger’s discretionary spending will not see an increase this year. An agenda item at Tuesday’s town board meeting had board members discussing whether to raise the spending limit for non-emergency matters from $5,000 to $10,000. Board member Harley Kulkin, who sponsored the agenda item, told fellow board members[...]

By Mark Waite The closure of the Amonix solar manufacturing plant in North Las Vegas last week, the recipient of $20 million in federal tax credits and grants, a year after it opened, was another political football lobbed by Republican opponents of renewable energy subsidies. Amonix follows Solyndra, another solar manufacturing plant in Reno, which[...]

By Mark Waite The U.S. Forest Service has scheduled an open house from 2 p.m. to 6 p.m. Wednesday at the Bob Ruud Community Center to get comments on the motor vehicle use maps for the Spring Mountain National Recreation Area. The forest service issued a finding of no significant impact for the Spring Mountains[...]

By Charlene Dean Since January, the state of Nevada has been calling for urgently needed, potential foster parents to attend training classes and get their questions answered. What should I expect in behavior? Is there compensation? Do I have to be married? Can I still work and be a foster parent?  Department of Chid and[...]

By Charlene Dean The Shadow Mountain Community Players are busy again getting ready for the performance of the tongue-in-cheek melodrama seen annually at the Wild West Extravaganza. Director Gayle McCaslin said she will be holding auditions for “Avarice in Ambrosia, or …  Oil Be With You in Apple Blossom Time” beginning at 7 p.m., Tuesday,[...]

Fortress America. Combine the money spent on Homeland Security, the invasion of Iraq and Afghanistan as well as all the money thrown at other hot spots around the globe, all in the name of the war on terrorism, and this country has spent almost $8 TRILLION on national security since 2001 — and the spending[...]